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Chrono Rag

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Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade B

Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV SECRETS_ENV_READ

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES Low

    Contains a call that can delete files.

    scripts/setup_env.py, line 19 return subprocess.run([conda, *args], check=True, text=True,

  • NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low

    Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.

    frontend/src/App.jsx, line 30 const res = await fetch('/search', {

  • SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV Low

    Mentions a .env file.

    src/chrono_rag/webapp.py, line 81 "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / OPENAI_API_KEY (e.g. in a .env file), or "

  • SECRETS_ENV_READ Note

    Reads an environment variable whose name contains KEY, SECRET, TOKEN, PASSWORD or CREDENTIAL.

    src/chrono_rag/core/config.py, line 99 v = os.getenv("CHRONO_RAG_LLM_API_KEY")

Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.

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What was checked

Plain notes from the hygiene checks.

  • Permissions

    Concern

    can delete files.

    PERMISSION_DELETE_FILES

    scripts/setup_env.py, line 19

    return subprocess.run([conda, *args], check=True, text=True,

    src/chrono_rag/preprocess/build_index.py, line 92

    out = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", repo, "rev-parse", "HEAD"],

    src/chrono_rag/preprocess/build_index.py, line 101

    out = subprocess.run(["git", "-C", repo, *args], capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)

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    src/chrono_rag/preprocess/merge_shards.py, line 90

    shutil.rmtree(out)

    src/chrono_rag/surfaces/cli.py, line 274

    shutil.rmtree(staged, ignore_errors=True) # already gone after a successful swap

    src/chrono_rag/surfaces/cli.py, line 278

    shutil.rmtree(backup, ignore_errors=True)

  • Install and update

    Pass

    No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    frontend/src/App.jsx, line 30

    const res = await fetch('/search', {

    frontend/src/App.jsx, line 52

    // fetch() network failure: the backend is not reachable at all

    src/chrono_rag/surfaces/cli.py, line 102

    return urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=60)

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_ENV_READ SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/chrono_rag/webapp.py, line 81

    "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY / OPENAI_API_KEY (e.g. in a .env file), or "

    src/chrono_rag/core/config.py, line 99

    v = os.getenv("CHRONO_RAG_LLM_API_KEY")

    src/chrono_rag/inference/llm.py, line 71

    if os.getenv("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"):

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    src/chrono_rag/inference/llm.py, line 106

    key = self._api_key or config.llm_api_key() or os.getenv("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY")

    src/chrono_rag/inference/llm.py, line 120

    key = self._api_key or config.llm_api_key() or os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")

    .env.example, line 5

    # Copy to `.env` and fill in what you use; `.env` is gitignored.

    .gitignore, line 1

    .env

    README.md, line 107

    may also live in a `.env` file, see [.env.example](.env.example)), then run the backend and the

    SECURITY.md, line 20

    3. API keys are read from the environment (or a local `.env`) and are never logged or sent

    frontend/README.md, line 31

    `OPENAI_API_KEY`, e.g. via a `.env` file, see `.env.example` at the repo root) or "Local LLM"

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

    No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.

  • Obfuscation

    Pass

    No encoded or minified payload found.

  • Licence

    Pass

    A licence file is present (LICENSE).

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

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Note

Hygiene check of commit f3146ee0d1ce. can delete files. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

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Commit graded: f3146ee0d1ce8c27b6d81c86977ca057838b4e54

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